Schenectady, NY Community Summit

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The Schenectady Foundation and its partners in the Call to Action for Schenectady’s Youth are convening the Schenectady GradNation Community Summit

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“Keep It Real: Shaping a Community that Cares About its Youth”Making Good on the Call to Action for YouthWednesday, May 25th at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady
9 am – 4 pm

The Schenectady Foundation and its partners committed to the “Call to Action for Schenectady’s Youth” were selected by America’s Promise Alliance to host a GradNation Youth Summit in 2016. The Summit will bring together more than 400 educators, businesses, parents, law enforcement, government, non-profit sector and community leaders and – most importantly – youths, in frank and open dialogue exploring the state of our youth.

We will identify community priorities by looking through the youth lens, and devise actionable steps leading to improved youth outcomes in school, at work and in the community. The Youth Summit will engage youths, giving them voice and involvement in building their own futures, and bridging critical community resources that they need to excel. Highlights of the Summit:

Explore the state of our youth through interactive gatherings focused on how we can make college or career a reachable goal for more Schenectady youths.

Afternoon workshops will take a deep dive into key issues affecting youth, and bring caring adults and youths to the table to better understand and address them together.

Experience a World Café style community conversation to identify concrete steps we can take to improve youth outcomes and increase the number of caring adults in their lives.

The Summit culminates in adoption of specific action steps to advance the goals of the Call to Action for Youth.